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CVE-2024-12029: invoke-ai/invokeai remote code execution through /api/v2/models/install

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2024-12029
Published: March 20, 2025
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Affected: InvokeAI >= 5.3.1, < 5.4.3rc2
Fixed in: 5.4.3rc2
released December 2, 2024, 107 days before disclosure
Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 6.0%

Summary

CVE-2024-12029 is a remote code execution vulnerability in invoke-ai/invokeai versions 5.3.1 through 5.4.2, reached via the /api/v2/models/install API. The flaw is unsafe deserialization of model files with torch.load without proper validation (CWE-502), so an attacker who embeds malicious code in a model file gets it executed when the file is loaded.

Mitigation

This issue is fixed in version 5.4.3.

Details

Scores and exploitation

Patch available: Yes
EPSS: 6.0%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-502
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-586
AI threat technique (MITRE ATLAS): AML.T0010

Affected

Packages: InvokeAI@>= 5.3.1, < 5.4.3rc2 (fixed: 5.4.3rc2)

Classification

Attack type: Supply chain
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: API
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity,
Availability,
Safety
Labels: security

How this record was produced

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12029

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:53 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 95% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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